{"id":1043,"date":"2016-07-06T11:15:31","date_gmt":"2016-07-06T11:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blnebeuk.serveur04.com\/blog\/?p=1043"},"modified":"2016-07-06T11:30:43","modified_gmt":"2016-07-06T11:30:43","slug":"ranking-top-10-british-racing-drivers-formula-1-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.netbet.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/07\/06\/ranking-top-10-british-racing-drivers-formula-1-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Ranking the Top 10 British Racing Drivers in Formula 1 History"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nThe 70th British Grand Prix takes place this weekend at Silverstone. Great Britain has produced many World Champions over the years and here we look at some of the best drivers.<\/p>\n

10. Stirling Moss<\/h4>\n

Moss\u2019 career lasted for a decade between 1951 and 1961 and he was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1990. He\u2019s been described as the \u201cthe greatest driver never to win the World Championship,\u201d with four runner-up finishes and three third place finishes in his career. He did however win 16 races and finished on the podium 24 times.<\/p>\n

9. John Surtees<\/h4>\n

Surtees\u2019 is renowned in the world of motorsport and he remains the only person to have won the World Championship in both a car and on a motorbike. His motorcycle career was more successful than his F1 career with four World Championships, but he did become the F1 Champion in 1964. He finished with 6 race wins and 24 podium finishes in his twelve year F1 career.<\/p>\n

8. Mike Hawthorn<\/h4>\n

Hawthorn became Britain\u2019s first Formula One World Champion in 1958 and upon winning immediately announced his retirement, citing the death of his teammate Peter Collins in the 1958 German Grand Prix as the reason why. Just months into his retirement, Hawthorn tragically died in a road car accident in Surrey, aged just 30.<\/p>\n

7. Jenson Button<\/h4>\n

Button is one of two current F1 drivers in this list. With 169 starts, Button made the second-highest number of race starts before be becoming World Champion, with only Nigel Mansell (176) starting more. His 16 year career has yielded 15 wins and 50 podium finishes.<\/p>\n

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